<p>
In Crispy Plotter you can export your functions graphs as images to
insert them in your text documents or presentations.
Click on <img src="res/icon_export.png" alt="Export" /> to open the
export dialog. Crispy Plotter supports one raster image format
(Windows Bitmaps) and two vector graphic formats (Enhanced Meta Files and
 Scalable Vector Graphics).
</p>
<p>
Vector graphic formats have the advantage that they can be scaled up 
without any quality loss while raster images will look "blocky" when the 
resolution is too low or their file size will become very large if the 
resolution is very high. However not every application supports vector 
graphic formats, so you will have to use the Bitmap format in these 
cases.
</p>
<img src="res/screen_export.png" alt="Export" />
<h3>Export Settings</h3>
<p>
Under the <em>View</em> section you can select the rectangular clipping of the coordinate
system that will be exported. Choose the left and right border in coordinate
units as well as the coordinate of the vertical center. If you
enable <em>Set to current view</em> then the clipping will be identical
to the current plotter view.
</p>
<p>
Under <em>Image Options</em> you can set the width and height.
Therefore you can choose from 4 different
units: Centimeters, inches, millimeters and points (typographical unit,
72 pt = 1 in). 2 of the 3 image formats also need a image resolution.
The image resolution is measured in dpi (dots per inch) and is needed for
Bitmaps and Enhanced Metafiles to convert the image width and height to
pixels. The Scalable Vector Graphics format does not need this information,
since it does not use pixels as units. After you set up the image dimensions
you can also define the color style of the exported image. If you want to
print out the exported image you probably
prefer a white background color. Just enable the
option <em>Use printer friendly colors</em> to switch to a color theme suitable
for printing.
</p>
<p>
The preview gives you a rough idea how the exported image will look like.
It represents the image aspect ratio and colors as well as the visible
function graphs. However the axis description layout differs, since it
is sparser distributed than in the end result. After you are done with
setting options click on <span class="button">Export</span> to select
the filename of the image to be created.
</p>
<h3>Exporting To Clipboard</h3>
You can also export the plotter view as an image directly into the clipboard.
Either click on <img src="res/icon_copyimage.png" alt="Copy To Clipboard" />
or press <span class="key">Ctrl</span> + <span class="key">I</span>.
Crispy Plotter will copy the plotter view exactly as you see. After that
you can paste the image into any document you like.

